I’ve been on a green and homesteading kick lately, so today I’m going to share with you how to make your own homemade laundry detergent.  It’s all natural, non-toxic, and oh by the way… you can save $70 or more a year!  Hello frugal living!

I've been on a green and homesteading kick lately, so today I'm going to share with you how to make your own homemade laundry detergent.  It's all natural, non-toxic, and oh by the way... you can save $70 or more a year!  Hello frugal living! #laundry #laundrydetergent #clean #allnatural #diy #essentialoils #pinkfortitude

 

What is more important to you?  Eliminating the toxic chemicals in your home?  Taking care of the environment?  Or saving money?  Are you wondering how safe our laundry detergents are?  What to do about it?  Make your own DIY laundry detergent!  It’s easy and frugal!

 

I've been on a green and homesteading kick lately, so today I'm going to share with you how to make your own homemade laundry detergent.  It's all natural, non-toxic, and oh by the way... you can save $70 or more a year!  Hello frugal living!

 

I used unscented castile soap and Essential Oils.  You can use any great scent like lavender or citrus. My favorite is Purification.

 

Homemade All-Natural Laundry Detergent Ingredients

Ingredients for a one-gallon container (one gallon = 16 cups).  Adjust as needed for your size. (The size shown in this picture is 1 1/2 gallons).

1/4 Cup Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda

1/4 Cup Arm & Hammer Pure Baking Soda

1/4 Cup Dr. Bronner’s Pure Castile Liquid Soap

Large Glass Container

50-100 drops Purification Essential Oil

 

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, mix together the Washing Soda and Baking Soda with enough hot water until it is dissolved.
  2. Pour this into your laundry detergent container.
  3. Fill the container with warm water almost to the top, leaving a couple inches of space at the top.
  4. Pour in the Castile Soap and gently mix.
  5. Add your Essential Oil and mix again.
  6. Keep a wooden spoon or something similar with the container so you can give the detergent a quick stir before using each time.
  7. Use 1/3 of a cup of the detergent according to your washing machine’s instructions.

 

 

Psst… want easy to follow instructions on how to make all of your favorite household cleaners… the all-natural way? It’s eezy peezy! Click below…

 

 

Does it Really Work?

Call me a bit skeptical.  I will toss in a chemically laden detergent into my washing machine without even thinking, but something all natural… well now that requires baby steps.

Yes, the homemade laundry soap actually works!  The clothes came out smelling unscented but still fresh and clean.  Exactly what I’m looking for!  I’m officially hooked! I do sometimes supplement with an all-natural stain spray and oxy boost.

AND… I always keep TrulyFree (MyGreenFills) all-natural laundry detergent on hand for backup in case I run out. PS – they are offering my Pink Fortitude family your first 50 loads of laundry – FOR FREE!

 

 

 

 

Inspirational quote about laundry detergent and all natural clean living.

 

 

The Math

Let’s work with some basic assumptions here.  There will be price differences based on where you shop and also some rounding to make the math easier to understand.

Our home averages 400 loads of laundry a year.

Normal Detergent

94 loads of “Orange Bottle” detergent = $20.00 per container.

Four containers = one year’s worth of laundry = $80.00

$80 for a year’s worth of laundry divided by 400 loads = 20 cents per load of laundry.

 

Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent

Eight one gallon containers will give us one year’s worth of laundry.

Washing Soda = $2.50 for 55 ounces.  This will last for 24 one gallon containers or 10 cents per container.

Baking Soda = $2.00 for 4 pounds.  This will last for 32 one gallon containers or 6 cents per container.

Castile Soap = $20.00 for 32 ounces.  This will last for 16 one gallon containers or $1.25 per container.

Initial purchase = $25.00 (for basic detergent ingredients not including the container and oils).

Total cost per container = $1.50

If 16 cups = 1 gallon, then there are approximately 50 loads of laundry per one gallon container.

So, one-gallon container = $1.50 times 50 loads of laundry per one gallon container = 3 cents per load of laundry.

Or, one-gallon container is approximately $1.50 to make, times 8 containers per year = $12.00 per year.

Does your head hurt from the math?  Try being on this side trying to figure out the numbers!!!!  And oh by the way, in addition to saving approximately $70.00 per year on laundry detergent, NO TOXIC CHEMICALS!

I also switched to eco-friendly wool dryer balls.  One baby step at a time!

 

 

Psst… want easy to follow instructions on how to make all of your favorite household cleaners… the all-natural way? It’s eezy peezy! Click below…

 

 

DIY Homemade All Natural Laundry Detergent Using Essential Oils by coconutheadsurvivalguide.com

 

Our Dinner Conversation About the New Laundry Soap Recipe

My Dad helped me try out the new detergent, and he was even more excited than I was.  Too much, I think.  Because this is how the dinnertime conversation went:

Me (to Hubby):  Dad smelled your socks today.

Dad:  Yeah, they smelled really good.

Hubby:  Bob – that’s just creepy.

Dad:  But it was after Holly washed them.  They were clean.

Hubby:  Still creepy.

#supportivefamily #socksniffers #youknowithappensinyourhometoo

 

I've been on a green and homesteading kick lately, so today I'm going to share with you how to make your own homemade laundry detergent.  It's all natural, non-toxic, and oh by the way... you can save $70 or more a year!  Hello frugal living!

 

 

You can check out my video DIY too…

 

 

 

 

Want More Laundry Resources? Of Course, You Do!

TrulyFree (MyGreenFills) All-Natural Detergent – 50 Loads for FREE

Homemade Wool Dryer Balls DIY

What are the Dangers Lurking in Your Laundry Machine?

How to Clean Your Washing Machine

This Laundry Method Will Blow Your Mind

 

I've been on a green and homesteading kick lately, so today I'm going to share with you how to make your own homemade laundry detergent.  It's all natural, non-toxic, and oh by the way... you can save $70 or more a year!  Hello frugal living! #laundry #laundrydetergent #clean #allnatural #diy #essentialoils #pinkfortitude

 

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